Leader of the Pack

You know those flowers that look like huge dandelions when they go to seed?  They're all over Chautauqua.  On today's hike, Coco nosed one of them, scattering the seeds into the air.  She then proceded to hop around and bite at them, trying to catch them before the wind carried them away.

At the park, Coco spent most of her time wrestling with a few other dogs - especially a young, fluffy, black-coated puppy.  Rucksack was more interested in fetch, although he frequently had to fend off ambushes from Coco when he returned to me with the ball.  Rucksack also had some fun getting sprayed in the mouth with water from a watergun that was brought to the park by another visitor.  He was intrigued when he saw his fetch-mate Buzz getting sprayed and a moment later he was biting at the water stream, trying to catch it.